Date

Venue

Event

2010

3 - 5 Sept

PR

Mantra and Meditation Retreat

Mantra is a tool that is used in yoga for cleansing, steadying and focusing the mind/body system.  Swami Niranjanananda has given three beautiful mantra for the start of the day.  Join this Retreat and learn these mantra, then apply them in your life and experience the transformation they can bring.

Yoga asana (postures), pranayama (breathing) and meditation practices will be given alongside the experience of mantra to harmonise and purify physical, vital, mind and wisdom aspects of nature and really make a difference in your life.

When: Starting 5.30pm with dinner, Friday 3 September, ending after lunch Sunday 5 September

Contribution: $260 (including shared accommodation and all meals - organic, vegetarian) or $360 for accommodation in your own room

w: www.parito.co.nz e: parito@clear.net.nz

t: 07 825 8993

12 Sept

SYH

Yoga Day with Adhyatma and Atmavidya

~ 'Expanding Creativity'

Nasal cleanse (neti)

Yoga class and Yoga Nidra

Anna Yoga (3 hour yoga cooking class)

Chai 'n' Chat

Nada Yoga Mantra chanting

Yantra painting.

9.30am - 3pm. $80 day rate.

Each day is limited to 6 people. Choose either to participate in one day or whole weekend.

9am Neti (nasal cleansing techniques additional $5.)

t. 07 8560009 e srinivasa@satyananda.net

16 Sep

SYH

Free Yoga Class Intro evening & Chai.

Discover the essence of Satyananda Yoga in this free class for Beginners. Gentle yoga postures, breathing practices and Deep Relaxation followed by Chai and

Q & A.

With Atmavidya and Adhyatma.

No prior experience needed.

Tues 22nd June. 5.30 - 7.30pm.

t. 07 8560009 e. srinivasa@satyananda.net

19 Sept

SYH

GLOBAL MALA Event

The purpose of the Global Mala Yoga for Peace is to unite the global yoga community from every continent, school or approach to form a "mala around the earth" through collective practices based upon the sacred cycle of 108 on Sept. 19th or 20th, Spring Equinox as the yoga world's offering to further the UN International Peace Day.

I'd like to encourage you, as a yoga student, to take part in Global Mala wherever it is that you are in New Zealand.

Both the Wellington event, and the inaugural Dunedin event are going to give all funds raised (via donation and business sponsorship) to the Yoga in Prisons Trust

The event will involve chanting 108 rounds of a chosen mantra, or 108 minutes ...stbc.

7 pm. Donations to the Yoga Education in prisons trust are welcomed.

18 September

SYH

How to Breath workshop

Yoga helps to re-educate, re-balance and integrate both the physical body and the mind in a holistic way.

In this workshop you can have the experience of Neti – nasal/sinus rinse, learn the Full Yogic Breath, Nadi Shodhana (balancing breath) some gentle stretches to relax the body, vitality increasing practices and a deep relaxation  - Satyananda Yoga Nidra at the end.

This workshop is aimed for the beginner.

10 - 12.30 $30/25 (students & beneficiaries)

t. 07 8560009 e. srinivasa@satyananda.net

25 Sept

SYH

DVD & vegetarian dinner .

We would like to invite you for an entertaining & inspiring community event, as fundraiser for the visit   of a world renowned yogini Swami Satsangi  Saraswati to NZ, Nelson, Easter 2011.
We will be showing the film "Yoga Unveiled" ~ The Evolution and Essence of a Spiritual Tradition. Yoga Unveiled is a breath-taking journey of sight and sound that illuminates the essence of yoga as it's creators understood it thousands of years ago. Harnessing the colourful commentary of the most prominant yoga scholars, teachers, and medical experts, Yoga Unveiled reveals how yoga began, tells the story of it's passage to the West,  describes it's numerous branches, recounts the fascinating biographies of the foremost yoga masters,  and explores yoga's astonishing medical potential. Stunning cinematography, ornate visual displays, and stirring music create a truly enchanting viewing experience. The great devotees of yoga grace the screen with their profound wisdom and delightful manner.

Yoga Unveiled is a unique look at the oldest spiritual practice in the world.

~the movie is 3 hours long so we will stop halfway through for chai and cookies..... The movie will be screened onto the wall through a projector. The sadhana room will be filled with an assortment of seating arrangements, and even though you are all accomplished Yogis and Yoginis by now we do not expect you to sit on the floor for 3 hours! so...if you require a couch or chair please let us know, and we will do our best to reserve you a space.... and if you have  a bean bag or special cushion or chair feel free to bring it along!

Bookings are essential.

4pm  start we will show the movie first and then have dinner together afterwards.

Suggested  donation $20  (give what you can afford).

24 - 26 Sept

PR

Yoga Wellness Retreat

If you feel your life has become unbalanced, enjoy a weekend of good food, yoga and meditation practices to help nourish body, mind and spirit back into balance, harmony and well-being. 

Practices for yogic management of stress and balancing of nervous and endocrine systems will be given, as well as the opportunity to connect with the healing magic and majesty of ocean, sky and earth. 

When: Starting 5.30pm with dinner, Friday 24 September, ending after lunch Sunday 26 September

Contribution: $260 (including shared accommodation and all meals - organic, vegetarian) or $360 for accommodation in your own room

Note: Practices given on this retreat are suitable for all body types and ages and for those who are new to yoga and meditation as well as those who have practiced before.

5 November

SYH

Diwali celebrations with Havan and Kirtan.

Festival of lights. Chanting and fire-ceremony for inner purification.

7pm start. All welcome. Koha.

7 Nov

SYH

Shatkarmas - cleansing practices

Intestinal wash, stomach wash and nasal rinse followed by Shavasana (relaxation) and breakfast.

Start at 8am. Finish (when finished!...could take between 1.5 hrs and 2hrs)

Cost: $35

Numbers limited to 6 people.

For more info call Adhyatmaor Sattwamudra:

t. 07 8560009 e. srinivasa@satyananda.net